I realize this is very early in his career, but Sidney Crosby certainly looks to be one of the all-time greats in the NHL. As a rookie last year, he garnered over a hundred points. This year, he already has 51 and is leading the league in points. The other amazing thing, is the guy in second place in the point standings, is Jaromir Jagr, the Penguins number one draft choice in 1990 or 91. And when you throw in Mario Lemieux, you've probably got three of the best players ever to play in the NHL. All three of these guys have, or will (barring serious injury) lead the NHL in scoring for several years during their careers.
This year's version of the Penguins is really starting to come together. I believe they have won their last four games, with another tonight. In the last two games, Crosby has gotten 10 points. It would really be interesting to see how many points Jagr might have gathered during his career had the NHL enforce the rules during his first 12 years the way they have in the past two or three years. With the enforcement of the current rules, the NHL has become what it always should have been, a wide-open, fast-moving, exciting game. The current crop of rookies second third and fourth year players (Crosby, Kovalchuk, Ovechkin and Malkin), are extremely talented and exciting, and will make for an extremely entertaining product for the NHL in the next couple years. I would love to see the NHL back as a prominent sports league
James A.